Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Democratic Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Banned
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1940
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2015
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
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